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sanctions.” Id., Compliance. The Chief Justice and the Legal Office discuss the Code of Conduct with all incoming law clerks. All law clerks sign confidentiality agreements stating that they are undertaking positions of trust in the federal government, and that they have read and understand the Law Clerk Code of Conduct and the Court’s Non-Disclosure and Information System User Agreement.


(3) The Court’s Information Technology Policies.

The Court requires every employee to sign a Non-Disclosure and Information System User Agreement in order to obtain computer access and for each Court-provided mobile device. These documents include key requirements from the Court’s Information System User Guidelines.

The Court’s Information System User Guidelines state that the standards in that document “apply to all government employees . . . granted access to Court information systems.” S.Ct. Info. Sys. User Guidelines § 1.2 (June 2019). The Guidelines state that employees must “[e]nsure [that] unauthorized individuals are not permitted to access [or] view .  . Court Sensitive Information,” and “[e]nsure [that] Court Sensitive information is transmitted or stored on approved networks or devices only.” Id. ¶ 3.1. The guidelines prohibit “[a]llowing Court Sensitive Information to reside on non-Court issued IT assets without proper authorization,” and prohibit “[a]ttempting to leave facilities with Court Sensitive information (hard copy or electronic) without

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